In addition to the Department of Family and Community Services Age Pension, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs provides Service Pensions to male veterans aged 60 years and over and female veterans aged 57 years and over. This pension is also subject to an income and assets test.

At 30 June 2002 in Tasmania there were 11,778 Service Pensions being paid (including Partner and Widow/Widower Pensions).

SERVICE PENSIONS(a) - as at 30 June 2002

War service

Tasmania

Australia

World War I

2

109

World War II

7,401

175,638

Korea and Malaya

477

13,240

British Commonwealth Forces

1,656

36,635

Allied Forces

528

10,393

Special Overseas Service(b)

1,411

35,294

Far East Strategic Reserve

149

3,616

British, Commonwealth and Allied Mariners

75

2,042

Australian Mariners

77

2,495

Gulf War

-

19

East Timor

-

4

Total(c)

11,778

279,518

(a) Comprises service pensions payable to veterans and partners and widows/widowers of veterans.(b) Includes Vietnam.(c) Includes veterans whose war service is unknown.